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Population in Ivory Coast compared to Jamaica: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Ivory Coast was 31,934,230 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Ivory Coast's population is 33,722,528 people compared to 2,834,980 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 11.9 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Ivory Coast is ranked the 50th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.41% for Ivory Coast vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Ivory Coast has had an average growth rate of +2.65% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Ivory Coast has increased from 20.5M people to 33.7M (64.1% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.96% growth).

Ivory Coast vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Ivory Coast Jamaica
2100 104,920,371 1,075,936
2099 104,113,061 1,095,350
2098 103,291,158 1,115,242
2097 102,471,756 1,135,653
2096 101,628,301 1,156,525
2095 100,772,460 1,177,966
2094 99,898,304 1,200,045
2093 99,021,348 1,222,794
2092 98,114,023 1,246,199
2091 97,191,635 1,270,303
2090 96,263,617 1,294,988
2089 95,332,834 1,320,362
2088 94,410,464 1,346,290
2087 93,478,576 1,372,809
2086 92,531,438 1,399,955
2085 91,589,651 1,427,808
2084 90,656,883 1,456,011
2083 89,687,091 1,484,393
2082 88,713,776 1,513,542
2081 87,729,381 1,543,136
2080 86,741,632 1,573,400
2079 85,754,611 1,603,926
2078 84,755,417 1,634,499
2077 83,751,773 1,665,602
2076 82,745,768 1,696,763
2075 81,715,680 1,728,143
2074 80,699,852 1,760,036
2073 79,680,254 1,791,818
2072 78,658,967 1,823,794
2071 77,619,677 1,855,585
2070 76,578,862 1,887,318
2069 75,539,439 1,918,759
2068 74,479,930 1,950,157
2067 73,429,006 1,981,247
2066 72,362,962 2,012,035
2065 71,312,115 2,043,276
2064 70,271,852 2,073,988
2063 69,232,655 2,104,265
2062 68,207,413 2,134,508
2061 67,176,556 2,164,312
2060 66,159,709 2,194,058
2059 65,140,683 2,223,310
2058 64,110,700 2,252,286
2057 63,092,260 2,280,579
2056 62,075,281 2,308,936
2055 61,046,238 2,336,830
2054 60,014,012 2,364,245
2053 58,992,661 2,390,891
2052 57,968,005 2,416,741
2051 56,941,659 2,441,989
2050 55,918,046 2,466,771
2049 54,901,818 2,491,589
2048 53,875,709 2,515,667
2047 52,858,830 2,539,219
2046 51,844,312 2,562,324
2045 50,830,306 2,584,663
2044 49,805,598 2,606,489
2043 48,788,840 2,627,486
2042 47,784,131 2,647,490
2041 46,795,255 2,666,429
2040 45,813,266 2,684,551
2039 44,841,250 2,702,027
2038 43,881,133 2,718,374
2037 42,929,373 2,734,180
2036 41,995,248 2,748,725
2035 41,077,730 2,761,886
2034 40,171,091 2,774,297
2033 39,279,116 2,785,381
2032 38,414,277 2,795,619
2031 37,563,879 2,804,329
2030 36,733,221 2,812,297
2029 35,912,791 2,819,213
2028 35,100,748 2,825,235
2027 34,301,358 2,830,534
2026 33,507,906 2,834,980
2025 32,716,581 2,837,881
2024 31,934,230 2,839,175
2023 31,165,654 2,839,786
2022 30,395,002 2,839,144
2021 29,639,736 2,837,682
2020 28,915,449 2,830,739
2019 28,193,009 2,823,271
2018 27,464,173 2,820,097
2017 26,733,372 2,815,764
2016 25,989,405 2,809,915
2015 25,246,342 2,802,534
2014 24,527,395 2,793,749
2013 23,939,775 2,783,687
2012 23,467,078 2,772,430
2011 22,982,000 2,760,494
2010 22,488,065 2,748,568
2009 21,997,940 2,736,995
2008 21,514,439 2,725,635
2007 21,030,558 2,713,800
2006 20,546,802 2,700,968
2005 20,068,458 2,687,066
2004 19,595,000 2,672,225
2003 19,125,542 2,656,623
2002 18,654,771 2,640,572
2001 18,178,913 2,624,403
2000 17,699,004 2,607,826
1999 17,215,935 2,589,795
1998 16,663,948 2,569,736
1997 16,047,170 2,547,848
1996 15,442,312 2,524,463
1995 14,855,565 2,500,151
1994 14,287,201 2,475,220
1993 13,735,951 2,449,916
1992 13,200,310 2,424,701
1991 12,683,870 2,400,869
1990 12,189,778 2,379,877
1989 11,719,771 2,361,916
1988 11,275,189 2,345,777
1987 10,851,475 2,329,813
1986 10,440,917 2,312,125
1985 10,040,483 2,290,656
1984 9,650,516 2,264,562
1983 9,272,744 2,234,832
1982 8,907,936 2,203,889
1981 8,556,596 2,173,818
1980 8,220,714 2,145,658
1979 7,902,267 2,119,486
1978 7,603,130 2,094,836
1977 7,321,950 2,070,657
1976 7,057,958 2,045,578
1975 6,776,297 2,018,981
1974 6,474,057 1,990,906
1973 6,184,944 1,961,219
1972 5,909,716 1,931,542
1971 5,650,868 1,903,728
1970 5,411,567 1,878,196
1969 5,192,221 1,855,127
1968 4,990,021 1,833,765
1967 4,799,744 1,812,865
1966 4,617,519 1,791,475
1965 4,442,377 1,769,192
1964 4,273,952 1,745,568
1963 4,112,061 1,721,099
1962 3,956,939 1,696,932
1961 3,810,151 1,673,261
1960 3,673,666 1,650,005

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Ivory Coast increased by 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Ivory Coast gained 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth).

Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd most populous country in 2006 and is 50th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 139th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Ivory Coast's population will grow by 65.8% to 55,918,046 people with a rank change from 50th to 36th. The population of Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,771 people and rank change from 139th to 143rd.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Ivory Coast Jamaica
2100 0.78% -1.77%
2099 0.8% -1.78%
2098 0.8% -1.8%
2097 0.83% -1.8%
2096 0.85% -1.82%
2095 0.88% -1.84%
2094 0.89% -1.86%
2093 0.92% -1.88%
2092 0.95% -1.9%
2091 0.96% -1.91%
2090 0.98% -1.92%
2089 0.98% -1.93%
2088 1% -1.93%
2087 1.02% -1.94%
2086 1.03% -1.95%
2085 1.03% -1.94%
2084 1.08% -1.91%
2083 1.1% -1.93%
2082 1.12% -1.92%
2081 1.14% -1.92%
2080 1.15% -1.9%
2079 1.18% -1.87%
2078 1.2% -1.87%
2077 1.22% -1.84%
2076 1.26% -1.82%
2075 1.26% -1.81%
2074 1.28% -1.77%
2073 1.3% -1.75%
2072 1.34% -1.71%
2071 1.36% -1.68%
2070 1.38% -1.64%
2069 1.42% -1.61%
2068 1.43% -1.57%
2067 1.47% -1.53%
2066 1.47% -1.53%
2065 1.48% -1.48%
2064 1.5% -1.44%
2063 1.5% -1.42%
2062 1.53% -1.38%
2061 1.54% -1.36%
2060 1.56% -1.32%
2059 1.61% -1.29%
2058 1.61% -1.24%
2057 1.64% -1.23%
2056 1.69% -1.19%
2055 1.72% -1.16%
2054 1.73% -1.11%
2053 1.77% -1.07%
2052 1.8% -1.03%
2051 1.83% -1%
2050 1.85% -1%
2049 1.9% -0.96%
2048 1.92% -0.93%
2047 1.96% -0.9%
2046 1.99% -0.86%
2045 2.06% -0.84%
2044 2.08% -0.8%
2043 2.1% -0.76%
2042 2.11% -0.71%
2041 2.14% -0.68%
2040 2.17% -0.65%
2039 2.19% -0.6%
2038 2.22% -0.58%
2037 2.22% -0.53%
2036 2.23% -0.48%
2035 2.26% -0.45%
2034 2.27% -0.4%
2033 2.25% -0.37%
2032 2.26% -0.31%
2031 2.26% -0.28%
2030 2.28% -0.25%
2029 2.31% -0.21%
2028 2.33% -0.19%
2027 2.37% -0.16%
2026 2.42% -0.1%
2025 2.45% -0.05%
2024 2.47% -0.02%
2023 2.54% 0.02%
2022 2.55% 0.05%
2021 2.5% 0.25%
2020 2.56% 0.26%
2019 2.65% 0.11%
2018 2.73% 0.15%
2017 2.86% 0.21%
2016 2.94% 0.26%
2015 2.93% 0.31%
2014 2.45% 0.36%
2013 2.01% 0.41%
2012 2.11% 0.43%
2011 2.2% 0.43%
2010 2.23% 0.42%
2009 2.25% 0.42%
2008 2.3% 0.44%
2007 2.35% 0.48%
2006 2.38% 0.52%
2005 2.42% 0.56%
2004 2.45% 0.59%
2003 2.52% 0.61%
2002 2.62% 0.62%
2001 2.71% 0.64%
2000 2.81% 0.7%
1999 3.31% 0.78%
1998 3.84% 0.86%
1997 3.92% 0.93%
1996 3.95% 0.97%
1995 3.98% 1.01%
1994 4.01% 1.03%
1993 4.06% 1.04%
1992 4.07% 0.99%
1991 4.05% 0.88%
1990 4.01% 0.76%
1989 3.94% 0.69%
1988 3.9% 0.69%
1987 3.93% 0.77%
1986 3.99% 0.94%
1985 4.04% 1.15%
1984 4.07% 1.33%
1983 4.1% 1.4%
1982 4.11% 1.38%
1981 4.09% 1.31%
1980 4.03% 1.23%
1979 3.93% 1.18%
1978 3.84% 1.17%
1977 3.74% 1.23%
1976 4.16% 1.32%
1975 4.67% 1.41%
1974 4.67% 1.51%
1973 4.66% 1.54%
1972 4.58% 1.46%
1971 4.42% 1.36%
1970 4.22% 1.24%
1969 4.05% 1.16%
1968 3.96% 1.15%
1967 3.95% 1.19%
1966 3.94% 1.26%
1965 3.94% 1.35%
1964 3.94% 1.42%
1963 3.92% 1.42%
1962 3.85% 1.41%
1961 3.72% 1.41%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Ivory Coast grew by 2.47%, while Jamaica's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Ivory Coast Jamaica
Current population
33722528
2834980
Population rank 50/197 139/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.03%
One net population change
41 seconds
14.3 hours
One birth every
31.6 seconds
15.9 minutes
One death every
2.2 minutes
22.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,106 -2
Annual growth/decline +768,576 -611
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 28/197 166/197
One migration net change every
46.6 minutes
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change +11,305 -11,053
Net migration rank 43/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 2,880,839 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 25/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 9% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 70/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Ivory Coast Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,305 - -11,053
2024 - 7,838 - -10,506
2023 758,261 6,002 10,072 -10,003
2022 750,270 26,777 11,215 -10,003
2021 732,191 1,322 6,382 -4,665
2020 727,455 -12,390 12,170 0
2019 727,774 2,043 13,094 -10,335
2018 722,445 5,395 13,929 -10,335
2017 734,553 -796 15,419 -10,335
2016 735,630 18,568 16,944 -10,335
2015 731,387 522 18,489 -10,335
2014 728,978 -23,011 19,751 -10,335
2013 720,228 -250,964 21,037 -10,335
2012 708,847 -232,712 22,320 -10,498
2011 694,033 -200,010 23,627 -11,577
2010 676,554 -182,689 25,031 -13,248
2009 654,439 -168,027 26,311 -14,941
2008 630,610 -150,037 27,553 -16,191
2007 617,247 -130,079 28,886 -16,588
2006 605,001 -124,651 30,213 -16,840
2005 593,685 -117,342 31,506 -17,071
2004 579,424 -108,869 32,500 -17,256
2003 568,220 -99,880 33,340 -17,380
2002 563,692 -90,503 33,572 -17,428
2001 555,220 -76,679 33,666 -17,466
2000 545,129 -63,843 34,452 -17,498
1999 527,634 -42,777 36,649 -17,542
1998 509,167 109,961 38,628 -17,623
1997 489,984 124,443 40,521 -17,756
1996 469,740 125,556 42,297 -18,285
1995 453,719 124,501 43,705 -19,092
1994 438,274 120,247 45,210 -19,960
1993 430,759 113,215 46,090 -20,731
1992 423,294 104,006 46,494 -21,426
1991 413,354 92,228 45,617 -23,014
1990 402,629 79,979 44,465 -25,085
1989 390,081 67,324 43,591 -27,049
1988 378,575 53,187 43,978 -28,247
1987 370,654 45,028 44,155 -27,958
1986 357,205 48,233 44,520 -25,339
1985 344,549 50,872 45,122 -21,371
1984 331,910 52,594 45,644 -17,211
1983 317,379 53,646 45,095 -14,065
1982 305,204 53,384 43,816 -12,952
1981 292,755 51,354 42,898 -13,619
1980 280,630 47,031 42,316 -15,277
1979 268,875 40,355 42,449 -17,143
1978 257,222 31,822 42,475 -18,483
1977 250,858 22,452 42,999 -18,630
1976 241,939 12,735 43,878 -18,084
1975 228,883 79,766 44,736 -17,340
1974 216,389 79,445 45,526 -16,769
1973 203,429 78,963 47,438 -16,822
1972 190,842 77,213 46,676 -17,934
1971 179,918 69,728 47,206 -20,322
1970 170,070 58,883 47,547 -23,371
1969 161,541 48,192 48,258 -26,304
1968 153,464 41,198 49,189 -28,424
1967 145,773 40,125 50,187 -29,147
1966 138,438 40,125 50,808 -29,065
1965 131,601 40,125 51,423 -28,611
1964 124,996 40,125 52,501 -28,066
1963 118,526 40,125 52,277 -27,757
1962 111,930 39,670 51,758 -27,936
1961 105,568 36,410 51,931 -28,416
1960 99,681 31,307 51,944 -28,952

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 99.7% of the population change in Ivory Coast is from natural causes (a gain of 7,348,944 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 24,432 people). In Jamaica 61.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 137,465 people) and 38.7% is from migration (a loss of 86,681 people).

As of 2024, 2,880,839 residents or 9% of the population were not native-born in Ivory Coast, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

Biggest cities by population

Ivory Coast
City Population
Abidjan 5.62M
Bouake 740K
Korhogo 441K
Yamoussoukro 340K
Divo 295K
Gagnoa 277K
Abengourou 164K
Dabou 138K
Agboville 135K
Grand-Bassam 125K
Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
Half Way Tree 96.5K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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